Okay, the templar reception was the very first gurka made cigar I ever had.
It came in a sampler and I looked forward to trying it as I read a lot about the brand being good.
I will say the taste was decent for the first third which was all I got because the darn thing split to the nub leaving an unsmokable mess.
Wrapper and binder both!
I later found a number of reviews from folks who had the same problem of the cigar basically exploding apart from about a third down to the nub.
Gurka needs to switch to machine made cigars in my opinion as the blends I have had several others in samplers I actually was able to smoke were decent tasting but nearly every other cigar had flaws making them either unsmokable or so bad in flavor I wanted to stop smoking them.
Bad burn, bad construction, but decent tobacco blends. Considering what I read about them they may have a skills gap once you get past the folks making the HMR line?
My opinion is they need a machine roller setup or stop making cigars in lower price ranges.
Try these if you must as they are not too bad tasting if you get the 2 out of 10 that are rolled properly. As for the rest I think leaves rolled in gasoline and newspaper was how I described my very last Gurka made cigar. I do not like writing a bad review as I love cigar smoking and we all have different tastes but I gave Gurka cigars a fair chance and found little value for the money spent.

Okay, the templar reception was the very first gurka made cigar I ever had.
It came in a sampler and I looked forward to trying it as I read a lot about the brand being good.
I will say the taste was decent for the first third which was all I got because the darn thing split to the nub leaving an unsmokable mess.
Wrapper and binder both!
I later found a number of reviews from folks who had the same problem of the cigar basically exploding apart from about a third down to the nub.
Gurka needs to switch to machine made cigars in my opinion as the blends I have had several others in samplers I actually was able to smoke were decent tasting but nearly every other cigar had flaws making them either unsmokable or so bad in flavor I wanted to stop smoking them.
Bad burn, bad construction, but decent tobacco blends. Considering what I read about them they may have a skills gap once you get past the folks making the HMR line?
My opinion is they need a machine roller setup or stop making cigars in lower price ranges.
Try these if you must as they are not too bad tasting if you get the 2 out of 10 that are rolled properly. As for the rest I think leaves rolled in gasoline and newspaper was how I described my very last Gurka made cigar. I do not like writing a bad review as I love cigar smoking and we all have different tastes but I gave Gurka cigars a fair chance and found little value for the money spent.

These are very tasty smokes for those on a budget. They should sit in the humi a couple days after receiving I believe shipping drys them out to the point where the wrapper will crack. I say moisten them up a bit and enjoy.

I recently bought a sampler of the Templars, in various lengths. Great smoke! Reasonable price for an everyday smoke. They're great to share if you want to impress friends who don't know how little you actually invested! I'll be stocking the tupper-dor with more! Only "con", the wrapper busted, when it was down to the final third.

a friend of mine gave me my first gurkha i have been hooked ever since these templars are a great value and there is no skimping on quality if you are on a cigar allowance like me these are the best cigars for your money nice slow even burn with a taste that is out of this world enjoy

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